Stuffed Mini Peppers Are the Perfect Cheesy Vegetarian Appetizer!
Think of stuffed mini peppers as a sweet-instead-of-spicy riff on classic jalapeño poppers. In place of jalapeño peppers, the cream cheese filling is stuffed into halved, seeded mini sweet peppers! Bred for size, sweetness and to have very few seeds, these diminutive peppers are colorful and cute and ideal for stuffing with a cheesy mixture! And because we cannot resist a good dip—who can??—we pair our vegetarian stuffed mini peppers recipe with a super basic, 4-ingredient avocado-sour cream dip. The cheesy, warm, melty stuffed mini peppers dipped into the creamy cool tang of this avocado dip makes for a really incredible party nibble—be ready to hand out the recipe!c
Everything You’ll Need to Make Stuffed Mini Peppers With Cream Cheese
Our cream cheese stuffed mini sweet peppers are made from super simple ingredients. Some recipes include meat like sausage or bacon, but we’ve opted to keep things as simple as can be—plus, it’s always nice to have a vegetarian appetizer option on hand! Here are all the ingredients you’ll need to make this easy stuffed mini pepper recipe:
Sweet mini peppers
Cream cheese, softened
Mozzarella or pepper jack cheese
Spices! Cumin, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder and a little salt.
How To Make Cheese-Stuffed Mini Peppers
Mini peppers are super easy to work with—just give them a quick rinse and get cooking! No need to blanch them or boil them before stuffing and baking. Here’s how easy it is to make our stuffed mini peppers recipe:
Prep the mini peppers! Cut them in half, lengthwise. Scrape out any seeds and white membranes that you see so you’ve got colorful little boats ready for that cheesy filling!
Whip up the cream cheese filling. Stir together cream cheese, shredded cheese, salt, cumin, chili powder, onion and garlic powder until it’s relatively uniform.
Stuff the mini peppers! This is the fun part. Use a spoon or butter knife to scoop some of the cream cheese filling and stuff each mini sweet pepper half with a good amount of the cream cheese filling.
Bake the stuffed mini peppers! 20 minutes or so, until the cheese is melty.
Whip up that cream avocado dipping sauce—the thing that makes ours the very BEST mini pepper recipe ever. Just pop all of the dip ingredients into a blender and blend.
Serve!
What Goes With Mini Sweet Peppers?
Stuffed mini peppers are a great little warm appetizer and one of our current favorite finger foods for cocktail parties and game nights alike! Pair them with other classic party snacks for an appetizer spread that’ll have everyone angling for another invite. Appetizer recipes like:
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You’re Only Ever 20 Minutes Away from Stuffed Mini Peppers
Just the way we like it. Yum. Creamy, cheesy, and hey, they’ve got a vegetable in them, too?! Stuffed mini sweet peppers are totally awesome in every way. We can even convince ourselves that they’re slightly healthier than other party snacks. If you make this stuffed mini pepper recipe, let us know how you like it! Share a photo and tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper so that we can see your stuff! Happy eating!
